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A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

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slmatejcik's review

5.0

Another masterpiece collection by Brian Evenson, featuring reality-bending and sanity-smashing tales that you've probably experienced in a forgotten nightmare. Standouts for me were "The Dust" and "Any Corpse," as I love his stories that blend sci-fi and horror.

And, strangely enough, several of the stories in this book do actually feature horses.

marcel's review against another edition

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3.0

my brother in christ you have a traumatic brain injury

grimscribe114's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

4.25

dogsbooksandpizza's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This colllection was so unsettling in the best way. I especially appreciated the focus on paranoia and abject fear, which Evenson writes so well. I’d like to remember this collection, too, for its title story: one of my students read it and it deeply affected him, which made me reread it and consider it in new ways. It made me appreciate the story on a different level. I was also deeply impacted by “Cult,” “Seaside Town,” “The Dust,” and “Click.”

sharki1998's review against another edition

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5.0

Brilliant! If you're not read Brian Evenson you're missing out on one of the most original voices in horror fiction. He's Lovecraft without the super awkward racism.